Transportation Communications Newsletter: August 2009

IBTTA's 77th Annual Meeting & Exhibition is the most significant gathering of toll industry professionals in the world. Attend this meeting and interact with the most influential experts and decision makers from around the globe and discuss ideas and solutions about transportation financing strategies, the future of tolling and paying for mobility, AET and Interoperability, new ideas for the new economy and sustainable transportation. Featured speakers include Stuart Varney, Business and Financial Journalist; Mark Shields, Syndicated Columnist and Political Analyst; Robert Atkinson, President, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation and Chairman, National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission; and General (Ret.) Barry McCaffrey, Retired U.S. Army General, News Commentator, and Business Consultant. Register by August 21 and receive a $100 discount off your registration fee. This meeting is hosted by the Illinois Tollway and will be held at the Hyatt Regency. For information on registration, hotel reservations, exhibiting or sponsorship, visit IBTTA's website at www.ibtta.org.

AVIATION

1) LAX Simulator Puts Trainees in the Hot Seat

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-controller27-2009aug27,0,239228.story

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) GPS Hackers Blaze Own Trails with Crowdsourced Maps

Link to article in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/08/gps-hackers/

OTHER

3) Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles Warns of Fake Web Site

Link to Vermont Press Bureau article:

http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20090827/NEWS03/908270335/1004/NEWS03

RAILROADS

4) BNSF Wants Automatic Brake Rule Eased

Link to Bloomberg News article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a2mh9pY6W7KM

TRANSIT

5) Kansas City-Area Transit Becoming More Tech Friendly

Link to article in The Kansas City Star:

http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/1407811.html

6) Recession Prompts MARTA to Spend on Image

Link to article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

http://www.ajc.com/news/recession-prompts-marta-to-124589.html

VEHICLES

7) Evaluation of the National CVISN Deployment Program

Link to final report from US DOT:

http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/31000/31000/31010/14459.htm

News Releases

1) Connected Vehicle Testing Begins at Michigan International Speedway

2) NOAA, Japan Establish Navigation Satellite Ground Station in Guam

3) Navteq Study Shows Traffic-Enabled Navigation Can Save Drivers 4 Days per Year

4) US Department of Transportation Awards $100,000 Research Contract to Solar Roadways

Upcoming Events

ITS Georgia Annual Meeting – October 4-6 – Young Harris, Georgia

http://www.itsga.org/2009annmtg.htm

Today in Transportation History

1859 **150^th anniversary** - In Titusville, Pennsylvania the world’s first successful oil well was drilled.

http://www.drakewell.org

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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, August 26, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Logan Airport to Unveil New Ship Radar System

Link to AP article:

http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20090825logan_airport_to_unveil_new_ship_radar_system/srvc=home&position=recent

2) FAA Soliciting Comments on Foreign Object Debris Detection and Alerting Systems

Link to article in Aviation International News:

http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/faa-soliciting-comments-on-fod-detection-system-ac/

3) Adding ‘Boston’ to Name Boosts New Hampshire Airport’s Numbers

Link to article in the New Hampshire Union Leader:

http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Adding+%27Boston%27+to+name+boosts+airport%27s+numbers&articleId=1613296e-0a47-45a7-8ef5-462869de36ee

4) Hewlett Packard to Develop New Technology System for American Airlines

Link to AP article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/HP-to-develop-technology-for-apf-2370825721.html?x=0&.v=1

Link to news release from HP:

http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2009/090826b.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) Screening Program Causing Confusion Among Travelers and Travel Companies

Link to article in The Sacramento Bee:

http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/2139098.html

6) US Transportation Security Administration May Hand Cash Rewards to Tipsters About Crimes or Security Violations

Link to article in Government Security News:

http://www.gsnmagazine.com/cms/features/news-analysis/2563.html

7) Video Dramatization Shows Deadly Consequences of Texting and Driving

As experts prepare for summit on distracted driving, debate ensues over whether videos, laws and technology can be effective.

Link to article in Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9137111/Video_dramatization_shows_deadly_consequences_of_texting_and_driving

Link to video: http://www.gwent.police.uk/leadnews.php?a=2172

8) A Safe Way to Drive and Text? One Man Hopes So

Link to column in The Washington Post:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/commons/2009/08/a_safe_way_to_drive_and_text_o.html?hpid=news-col-blog

TELEMATICS

9) Is Mini’s Roadside Assistance App the Future of Telematics?

Link to column in Edmunds Daily:

http://blogs.edmunds.com/strategies/2009/08/tech-tuesdays-is-minis-roadside-assistance-app-the-future-of-telematics.html

TRANSIT

10) Seattle Light Rail’s Passenger Counting System Not Working

Link to article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:

http://www.seattlepi.com/transportation/409575_ridership26.html

News Releases

1) Intelligent Transportation Society of America Launches New Online Job Service

Upcoming Events

Public Private Ventures in Transportation Conference – September 24-25 – Washington, DC

http://www.artbappvconference.org/

Today in Transportation History

1974 **35^th anniversary** - Aviator Charles Lindbergh died in Maui, Hawaii.

http://www.charleslindbergh.com/history/

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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, August 25, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

Countdown to IBTTA’s 77th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, September 13-16, 2009 in Chicago — Register Today!

GPS / NAVIGATION

1) GPS Tracking of High Credit-Risk Drivers: Good Practice or Privacy Violation?

Link to blog in Computerworld:

http://blogs.computerworld.com/gps_tracking_privacy_violation

2) The Perils of LORAN: an Endangered Life

Link to article in GPS World:

http://www.gpsworld.com/transportation/news/the-perils-loran-endangered-life-8781

TRANSIT

3) DC Metro Sign Shop Keeps Riders Pointed in the Right Direction

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/24/AR2009082403014.html

4) Communication Work by Boston T Will Disrupt Some Buses

Link to story in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/08/communications.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

5) Google Maps Adds Traffic Data from Your Cell Phone

Link to column on CNET News:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-10317223-265.html

Link to blog from Google:

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/bright-side-of-sitting-in-traffic.html

6) Get Traffic Updates from Commuters on Twitter

Link to story in Fast Company:

http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/anne-c-lee/green-room/get-your-traffic-updates-commuters-twitter

Link to CommuTweet: http://www.commutweet.com

7) Los Angeles County Untangles Traffic Snarls with M2M

Link to story in Telephony:

http://telephonyonline.com/3g4g/news/los-angeles-traffic-m2m-0825/

VEHICLES

8) Need Roadside Help? There are Apps for That

Link to blog in The New York Times:

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/25/need-roadside-help-there-are-apps-for-that/?nl=automobiles&emc=wheelsema2

News Releases

1) New Travel Social Network Go-Lo.net Helps Travelers and Travel Industry Insiders Connect, Beat the Recession Blues

2) Operation Lifesaver Releases New Educational Tools for Teachers, Homeschoolers

Job Posting

- ITS Engineer – URS Corporation – Chicago, Illinois

https://www.urs.apply2jobs.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=mExternal.showJob&RID=37143

Upcoming Events

Aircraft Interiors Expo Asia – September 8-10 – Hong Kong

http://www.aircraftinteriorsexpo-asia.com/

Today in Transportation History

1609 **400^th anniversary** - Galileo Galilei demonstrated his first telescope to the Venetian Senate.

http://galileo.rice.edu/sci/instruments/telescope.html

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